ABSTRACT

A lthough privacy is sought at one time or another in virtually every hum an culture, society’s acceptance o f one’s claims to privacy is not always forth­ com ing (Nyberg, 1993). The reasons for this conflict are plentiful. Sometimes society’s need for openness and disclosure runs counter to one’s own need for closedness and privacy. M uch of the work rests upon the individual to strike the balance between revealing and concealing just enough to satisfy both the individual and society.